REDCap Quick Links

RAPIDLY CREATED, WEB-BASED DATABASES AND SURVEYS (REDCAP)

REDCap offers a secure, web-based application designed to support data collection and data management for research studies and includes the functionality to build and manage online surveys (similar to Survey Monkey). Also, REDCap is designed to comply with HIPAA regulations.

With guidance from OCTRI Informatics Research Support Staff, each study or research team sets up and designs their own REDCap project to meet the needs of their study.

REDCap was developed by Vanderbilt University, and they continue to oversee its ongoing development and the implementation of new features. The REDCap Consortium is comprised of over 600 institutional partners in over 50 countries. It supports a web-based application designed exclusively to support data capture for research studies. Currently over 1,000 studies spanning numerous research areas utilize REDCap. To learn more about REDCap, come to a REDCap Tutorial Session. No registration is required – drop-ins are welcome!

Using REDCap at OHSU

Training: Each REDCap project must have at least 1 individual from a study team that is responsible for creating and setting-up the project. This person must attend a REDCap Tutorial Session.

Online Help: Online videos and help in REDCap are for supplemental purposes and do not replace REDCap Tutorial Sessions.

Study Data: A REDCap project must have a status of "Production" in order to contain subject data. Only test data should be entered in projects with a status of "Development" and all test data in deleted when a project is moved into production.

Surveys: REDCap survey functionality should only be used to capture data entered directly by study subjects. If study staff are enter data from paper completed surveys it is not necessary to set up a survey.

CFR Compliance: REDCap is not 21 CFR Part 11 compliant.

Protects Patient Privacy: All data is stored on a secure server at OHSU and all transmissions (whether wireless or wired) are encrypted with industry standard SSL (AES 256-bit encryption).

Advantages of REDCap

Secure and web-based. Input data from anywhere in the world with secure web authentication, data logging, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption.

Fast and flexible. Rapid development of data collection instruments and surveys.

Multi-site access. Supports data collection from multiple institutions and enables sites to view only their own data.

Mid-study modifications. Modify your study database at any time during the study.

Data import functions. Data may be imported from external data sources to begin a study or to provide mid-study data uploads.